Stephen Morris' Struggles

Stephen Morris has been gaining momentum in the NFL draft discussion, but the senior quarterback hasn't played phenomenally so far this season.

During the first quarter of the matchup with Florida, Morris tossed absolute dimes to Herb Waters and Phillip Dorsett before struggling mightily for the remainder of the game. The ball occasionally sailed on the gunslinger and he made a couple strange decisions or miscommunicated with his receivers.

Morris has completed 27-of-52 passes for 322 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions through two games.

Though Morris has released some errant throws, Savannah State's awful defense should help him get back on track.

Phillip Dorsett burnt the Florida secondary and hauled in a great 52-yard touchdown, but the junior has only caught just two other passes.

During the season opener, Stacy Coley ran some great routes but missed out on touchdowns because of great defense and a flat-out dropped ball.

And finally, Rashawn Scott made a fantastic snag on the sideline before injuring his shoulder on the way down.

As my mom always told me, "yeah, but" can only get you so far, and the 'Canes certainly are suffering from the yeah-buts. Miami must have more consistency from the wide receiver position, and it will help when Morris finds a rhythm, too.

Lack of Third-Down Conversions

Through two games, Miami's offense has converted five third downs out of 25 attempts.

Long story short, a 20 percent conversion mark will not be beneficial to the 'Canes as they look to win a ton of games this season.

Granted, Florida forced an average third-down distance of 12.5 yards, so Miami was not exactly in prime position to convert. And so, Morris and Co. had possession for just 21 minutes and 40 seconds of the game.

Making third downs manageable will be a key to the Hurricanes' offense gaining some momentum for the rest of the year.